/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package UML_ER;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Generalization</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getSpecific <em>Specific</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getGeneralizationCategory <em>Generalization Category</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getGeneral <em>General</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see UML_ER.UML_ERPackage#getGeneralization()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Generalization extends Element {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Specific</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Specific</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Specific</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setSpecific(Entity)
	 * @see UML_ER.UML_ERPackage#getGeneralization_Specific()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Entity getSpecific();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getSpecific <em>Specific</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Specific</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getSpecific()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setSpecific(Entity value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Generalization Category</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Generalization Category</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Generalization Category</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setGeneralizationCategory(GeneralizationCategory)
	 * @see UML_ER.UML_ERPackage#getGeneralization_GeneralizationCategory()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	GeneralizationCategory getGeneralizationCategory();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getGeneralizationCategory <em>Generalization Category</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Generalization Category</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getGeneralizationCategory()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setGeneralizationCategory(GeneralizationCategory value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>General</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>General</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>General</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setGeneral(Entity)
	 * @see UML_ER.UML_ERPackage#getGeneralization_General()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Entity getGeneral();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link UML_ER.Generalization#getGeneral <em>General</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>General</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getGeneral()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setGeneral(Entity value);

} // Generalization
